20 Vegetable Seeds 
WILLIS S. PINO, SEEDSMAN 
Chicory 
Large-rooted. The young leaves may be used as aSpring salad. Dried and prepared 
roots are used as a substitute for coffee. Sow early in Spring in drills 2 feet apart, thin¬ 
ning to 6 in. Pkt. 10c M oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c. 
WItloof (French Endive). The leaves and leaf stems are blanched and used as a salad. 
Sow seed in open ground in May in rows 18 in. apart. Thin plants to 6 in. in row. In 
Fall roots should be lifted and leaves trimmed 1 34 in. from crown, remove side shoots and 
trim roots to about 9 in. Roots are then placed upright in trench 18 in. deep and 2 in. 
apart, fill trench with fine rich soil. A mulch of manure will hasten growth. Pkt. 10c., 
34 oz. 25c., oz. 40c. 
porn ° ne pound to 150 hills; 
O W VV L U1 11 twelve pounds per acre. 
Plant in hills 3 feet apart each way and five to six kernels in a hill. Hoe often and draw 
soil up to the stem. Make ground rich with well rotted manure. For succession plantings 
should be made at intervals from May to July. 
HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Golden Cross Bantam. We consider this the best of the Hybrid class for growing 
in New England. Produces ears about 8 inches long. Stalks 634 to 7 feet high, 
sturdy and productive and less susceptible to Stewart’s disease. Lb. 50c. 
De Lue’s Golden Giant. A yellow Corn like Golden Bantam, having ears almost twice 
as large and several days earlier. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Golden Bantam. Extremely hardy, allowing earlier planting than other varieties. 
Superior rich flavor. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Whipple’s Early. Few days earlier than Golden Bantam, ears 7 to 8 in. long, 12 to 16 
rowed; grows quite tall. Excellent quality. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Witloof Chicory 
Corn,'Golden Bantam 
Corn Salad, or Fetticus 
Used as a salad. Is sown in early Spring in rows a foot 
apart and is fit for use in six or eight weeks from sowing. 
Large-leaved. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 341b. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
„ .. . 1_ _ One "ounce to 50 hills; 
C UC U m bers 2 pounds per acre. 
Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam. 
Plant when all danger of frost is past, in hills 
about 4 feet apart each way; the hills should be 
previously prepared by mixing thoroughly with 
the soil of each a shovelful of well-rotted manure; 
sow for pickling from the middle of June to the 
middle of July. 
Improved White Spine. Thick, straight, 
smooth, shiny dark green; a general favorite 
for market or home. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., )4 
lb. 60c., lb. $1.50. 
Early Russian. The earliest in cultivation; 
small and productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
34 lb. 60c. 
Early Cluster. Length about 5 in.; tender and 
productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., )4 lb. 60c. 
Boston Pickling. True stock; the best variety 
for pickling. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 60c. 
Davis’ Perfect. Long, slender, rich dark green. Superb 
quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34fllb. 60c., lb. $1.50. 
Improved Long Green. 10 to 12iin. in length; dark green. 
Pkt. 10e., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 60c.,Mb. $1.50. 
Japanese Climber. Can be grown"either as an ordinary 
ridge Cucumber or as a climber. “J^Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
34 lb. 75c. 
Potter’s Excelsior, or Squantum. Very sweet and 
tender; one of the finest for main crop. 34 lb. 20c., 
lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Crosby’s Early. Matures after Cory; excellent quality. 
34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. One of the most popular va¬ 
rieties for main crop. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. 
$1.50. 
Black Mexican. Very sweet and superior quality. 
34 lb. 20c., lb. 35e., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Country Gentleman. The sweetest and most tender 
of all varieties. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Cress, or Peppergrass 
A well-known pungent salad; cover very slightly; 
sow at frequent intervals to keep up a succession; to 
be used before the flowers appear. 
Extra Curled. Very fine; may be cut two or three times. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 40c. 
Upland. Hardy perennial; adapted to any soil, wet or dry. 
A very rapid grower and ready for use very early in the 
Spring. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 60c. 
Watercress. Hardy perennial aquatic plant. Pkt. 10e M 
oz. 40c. 
Sow in May or June in drills a foot apart, press the earth 
firmly over the seed, cultivate during Summer, cover lightly 
with straw during Winter and the following Spring the 
leaves will be fit to cut. The roots when dried and roasted 
are often employed as a substitute for coffee. 
Improved Broad-leaved. Pkt. 10c., 34 oz * 35c., oz. 
60c., 3 i lb. $2.00. 
Cucumber Improved White Spine 
Dandelion 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of 
drill; 2 pounds to one acre 
